Most useful information for retraining

Real estate income

This is lease or rent money you get from a property you own. It counts in your income test.

1. Asset types
2. Gifting

What gifts we include in income and assets tests

We may include your gift if you give away, sell or transfer it for less than its market value.

Superannuation

Superannuation is a long term savings structure to help fund your retirement.

1. How much you can get
2. Income and assets tests

What the personal assets test is for Youth Allowance students and Australian Apprentices

We use assets tests to help work out if you can get Youth Allowance and how much you’ll get.

Financial investments

The value of your financial investments counts in the assets test and income test for payments from us.

1. Rent Assistance
2. How to manage your payment

Change of circumstances when you get Rent Assistance

We need to know about changes that could affect or stop your Rent Assistance.

1. Who can get it
2. Residence rules

Newly arrived resident's waiting period

If you’ve recently arrived as a resident in Australia, you may have to wait to get payments or concession cards.

1. ABSTUDY
2. High school, university or other higher education students

ABSTUDY for masters or doctorate study

There’s ABSTUDY support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students doing a masters or doctorate.

Funeral bonds and prepaid funerals

Funeral costs you pay for in advance normally don’t count in your assets test for payments from us. There are some exceptions.

When we pre-fill your information

There are some things you need to know about income, Single Touch Payroll (STP) and other details we pre-fill for you.